Art Moderne in SF.

You can read about the Rincon Building, bounded by Mission, Howard, Spear, and Steuart Streets near the Embarcadero in San Francisco, here. Completed in 1940, the original building was a US post office (a high rise tower has been added since) and has a raft of Depression era murals in the historic lobby, together with many displays of the history of San Francisco. The quality of the finishes, the stone and inlay work approaches that of the Rockefeller Center in New York, albeit on a far smaller scale.

A must see for those into period architecture.

Snapped in December 2013 on the Panasonic GX7 with the 17mm Zuiko for all but the fourth, which was taken on the Panny G1 with the kit zoom a couple of years ago.

Christmas attire.

Panasonic GX7, 17mm Zuiko.

Perfection.

What better way to start the year than with a collection of snaps of these beautiful teenagers, dancing at the ice rink on the Embarcadero? Each one seemingly out of central casting, the faces ruddy and perfect, the smiles to die for.

Panasonic GX7, 17mm Zuiko.

Yup, 2013.

Great equity investors, from Jesse Livermore (who ended it all when his last bet went awry) to Steve Cohen (who got away with it), do not celebrate the new year. You cannot spend expectations. They celebrate the old.

And now that the markets are closed for the year, the only sound to be heard chez Pindelski is one of popping corks.